Adversity Quote by Georges Bataille

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

— Epictetus

Focus on winning the contest with yourself.

— John Kessel

If there is to be a competition, there must be some basis for resolving it. It is also clear that the competition should be…

— John Henry Holland

“If you refuse to enter contests that you are capable of losing, you will never lose a contest.”

— William B. Irvine

“All contests are unfair; you just have to win them.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

Competition is for the competent.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

I do not like to put one title above the other. Every competition I contest and win is important.

— Neymar

“I don't consider those competitions fair where judges get to decide the winner, because selected judges quite often are not worthy or qualified enough…

— Amit Kalantri

The fact is, the contest has always been invulnerability, and even when you win, you still lose.

— Brenna Yovanoff

In terms of content, you can make a problem for yourself, I mean, make the contest difficult, let's say, with certain subject matter that…

— Garry Winogrand

There are people who organise the contest, winners, losers, and people who benefit from the contest taking place.

— Catherine Wilson

I enjoy competition. I enjoy challenges. If a challenge is in front of me and it appeals to me, I will go ahead and…

— Conor McGregor